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The role of NAT2 gene polymorphism in aetiology of the most frequent neurodegenerative diseases with dementia.
Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska - 1 Jan 2000
Gołab-Janowska Monika, Honczarenko Krystyna, Gawrońska-Szklarz Barbara, Potemkowski Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The role of N-acetyltransferase gene (NAT2) polymorphism in the aetiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) is an interesting issue; it is suggested that the slow acetylator genotype favours the damage of central nervous system cells by environmental toxins. The aims of the study were: 1) to determine the genotype of NAT2 in patients with sporadic PD with dementia...
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